Synonyms for Action Terms | Plan | Do | Make | Use | Result

action
approach
composition
discharge
endeavor
feat
masterstroke
play
project
transaction

accomplishment
attempt
conduct
doing
enterprise
fruition
modus operandi
presentation
realization
trial

achievement
behavior
consummation
effectuation
execution
fulfillment
operation
practice
running
undertaking

act
best practice
coup
effort
exercise
implementation
performance
procedure
struggle
venture

activity
bringing about
deed
enactment
exploit
maneuver
perpetration
proceeding
stunt
work

ability
cleverness
efficacy
faculty
know-how
might
professionalism
specialization

adeptness
command
endowment
flair
makings
mind
proficiency
stuff

aptitude
competence
expertise
genius
mastery
potency
quality
talent

capability
craft
expertness
gift
material
potential
savvy
wherewithal

capacity
effectiveness
facility
knack
means
productiveness
skill

plan
book
coordinate
envisage
frame
orchestrate
prepare
set up
target

aim
concoct
design
establish
get ready
organize
program
slate
think out

arrange
conspire
devise
fabricate
intend
outline
register
straighten

aspire
contemplate
draft
fix
intrigue
plot
schedule
take measures

assign
contrive
draw up
foresee
map out
prearrange
scheme
take precautions

think
hypothesize
presuppose
suspect

calculate
imagine
reason
theorize

conjecture
infer
reckon

fancy
intuit
speculate

guess
presume
surmise

result
cause
engender
impel
make
originate
provoke

breed
educe
evoke
induce
mediate
precipitate
set in motion

bring forth
effect
excite
initiate
occasion
procure
spark

bring on
effectuate
get things rolling
kindle
open
produce
spur

bring to pass
elicit
give rise
lead to
operate
prompt
wreak

follow
succeed

effect
supplant

ensue
supersede

replace
supervene

result

Synonyms for Start, Stop, Postpone, Hesitate, Resume etc. | Available from http://www.smart-words.org 2012

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start
embark on
introduce
set about

activate
enter upon
kick off
set into motion

begin
get underway
launch
start operation

bring forward
inaugurate
open
to boldly go

commence
initiate
originate

stop
avert
cease
dam
end
forestall
impede
pause
settle

abandon
bar
close
desist
expire
give up
interfere
preclude
shut down

abolish
block
conclude
discontinue
finalize
halt
interrupt
prevent
suspend

abrogate
break up
countermand
disrupt
finish
hamper
obstruct
quit
terminate

annul
cancel
cut off
eliminate
foreclose
hinder
obviate
quash

postpone
hold off
mull
put on ice
stall
tarry

adjourn
hold over
play for time
put over
stay
temporize

dally
hold up on
prorogue
remit
stonewall

defer
lay over
put off
respite
suspend

delay
linger
put on hold
shelve
take one's time

hesitate
dither
shilly-shally
waggle

alternate
falter
switch
waver

be irresolute
hang back
vacillate
whiffle

be uncertain
seesaw
waffle
yo-yo

blow hot and cold

shift
wag

resume
go on
recapitulate
reopen

begin over
keep moving
recommence
restore

carry on
pick up
reestablish
return to

continue
proceed
reinstate
take up

forge ahead
progress
renew

sort
classify
grade
interfile
register
systematize

alphabetize
codify
group
order
reorder
tidy

arrange
collate
harmonize
organize
reorganize
type

catalogue
configure
index
position
size
unify

categorize
file
integrate
rank
space

label
denominate
flag
name
tag

brand
designate
identify
note
tally

call
determine
imprint
sign
term

christen
diagnose
price
stamp
ticket

define
dub
mark
tab
title

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do
carry out
fulfill

accomplish
discharge
implement

achieve
enact
perform

attain
execute
present

bring about
effect
realize

make
compose
craft
execute
found
model
produce
work

assemble
conceive
create
fabricate
generate
mold
profile

build
configure
design
figure
invent
organize
render

cast
constitute
develop
forge
knead
originate
shape

cause
construct
establish
form
manufacture
prepare
synthesize

use
bestow
establish
implement
spend

access
bring to bear
exercise
make use of
utilize

actuate
consume
expend
operate

apply
effect
exploit
put into practice

avail oneself
employ
handle
put to use

idea
aspiration
concept
diagram
goal
inkling
intuition
motif
perception
procedure
road-map
tactics
way

aim
belief
contrivance
expedient
grand design
insight
maneuver
notion
picture
proposal
scheme
target

ambition
blueprint
course of action
figure
hunch
intention
master plan
objective
plan
project
strategy
thought

apperception
clue
design
format
intent
interpretation
mental picture
opinion
plot
purpose
suspicion
understanding

arrangement
composition
device
glimmer
image
intimation
method
pattern
premonition
resolution
system
view

Synonyms for Start, Stop, Postpone, Hesitate, Resume etc. | Available from http://www.smart-words.org 2012

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